Pakistan Floods 2010

FLOOD Devastation

Pakistan Floods are the worst disaster I have ever seen. It is much beyond anyone’s imagination.“

“Ban Ki-Moon - UN Chief

Pakistan FloodAffected Areas

79 of the 124districtsaffected

Affected area at least

1000 kmlong

Source : BBC

FLOOD Devastation

The number of people suffering from the massive floods in Pakistan exceeds 13 million (now 20 million)— more than the combined total of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. .

“The United Nations

“

More than20 million

peopleaffected

1700killed

and more than2300

people injured

1.2 millionhomes

destroyed

NO LAND to stand

The biggest challengefor the emergencyservices is access

More than4.5 Million

people are without shelter

More than7.5 million

peopledisplaced

Access is the

biggest challenge

More than1 million

People stranded

Source : UN

More than60,000strandedrescued by

Pakistan Army

Source : The DAWN

peopleeven resorted to

drinking floodwater

Source : BBC

The biggest challengefor the emergencyservices is access

More than4.5 Million

peoplewithout shelter

More than3.7 Million

Children at risk ofcontacting water

borne diseases

1.8 Millionchildren in

need ofurgent medical

assistance

More than8.5 million

childrenaffected

NDMA and

Pak Army leading rescue

& relief efforts

“Our last food was a small packet of rice yesterday.

15 of us shared that.”

Mukhtar Ali – Flood Victim

Long queuesat relief camps

Source : BBC

Pakistan Armydistributing food

(ready to eat) and medicines

More than200,000

elderly peopleaffected by

floodsSource : BBC

More than200

hospitals and517

health facilitiesdamaged

Pakistan Armyproviding health

services

More than759,952

children need intravenous

IV fluids

More than10,600

Schools affected

More than210,000

expected to be bornin the next six months

FLOOD Devastation

I think by the time the disaster is over it will have been one of the worst on record. .“

“Peter Walker-World Disasters Report

Over54,000

Pakistan Army troops busy in rescue

Source : The DAWN

Thousands continue to flee

their homes

Source : The DAWN

Extremeshortage

of food, shelter andmedicines

Source : The DAWN

Disease &malnutrition

are the biggest threats

Source : The DAWN

$2.8 billion agricultural loss

$1.4 million acres of crops washed away

$3,387,500 billion railway damage

Up to$ 6 billion damage of

infrastructure, life stock and

crops

$15,183,367 loss to Water and

Power Development Authority

$43billion estimated total

damage

$200 million needed for recovery

and relief

$1billion needed to repair key

infrastructure

Pakistan Armyengineers are

opening roads andBuilding bridges

FLOOD Devastation

Pakistan remains desperately short of the money it needs to cope with the huge floods that have devastated the country. .““

The United Nations

$954 million pledged by donors

and only $143 million

received

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Pakistan

FLOOD Devastation

This is a long term affair; a two-year campaign. We have to consider that and keep that in mind. Waves of flood must be met with waves of support from the world.“

“Ban Ki-Moon - UN Chief